5068 x 3310 px | 42,9 x 28 cm | 16,9 x 11 inches | 300dpi
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Colca Canyon is the canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world at 10, 725 ft (3, 269 m), it is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. However, the canyon's walls are not as vertical as the ones of the Grand Canyon. The Cotahuasi Canyon nearby to the northwest is a deeper canyon at 11, 488 ft (3, 501 m). The Colca Valley is a colorful andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces. (From: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia)
